Kat
@longwayback.bsky.social
the middle of the venn diagram that is national security issues + geek culture. hellsite veteran. chaotic disaster bisexual. she/her.
(header image by a softer world)
(header image by a softer world)
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Joyce Carol Oates should say he can't do backflips off the roof next
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Joyce Carol Oates should say he can't do backflips off the roof next
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I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
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Not even cosplay because cosplay is about both hard work AND outcomes
this is just a good old fashioned sham
this is just a good old fashioned sham
If the outcomes aren't the most important thing, it's not even politics. Politics is literally about the outcomes. What he's describing here is cosplaying.
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Not even cosplay because cosplay is about both hard work AND outcomes
this is just a good old fashioned sham
this is just a good old fashioned sham
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
me: this time I will *definitely* just write the feel bad smut and no plot
me, halfway through the draft: what if you were beloved of a god and it was terrible. what if you could stay his hand and temper his choices, except the last one who tried that was a goddess and he killed her anyway. what if
me, halfway through the draft: what if you were beloved of a god and it was terrible. what if you could stay his hand and temper his choices, except the last one who tried that was a goddess and he killed her anyway. what if
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
me: this time I will *definitely* just write the feel bad smut and no plot
me, halfway through the draft: what if you were beloved of a god and it was terrible. what if you could stay his hand and temper his choices, except the last one who tried that was a goddess and he killed her anyway. what if
me, halfway through the draft: what if you were beloved of a god and it was terrible. what if you could stay his hand and temper his choices, except the last one who tried that was a goddess and he killed her anyway. what if
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oh that's weird, Betraybo, my cursed blade that glows before witnessing a huge betrayal, is glowing
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
oh that's weird, Betraybo, my cursed blade that glows before witnessing a huge betrayal, is glowing
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I feel like I should put a line at the top of my resume for every job that i apply for that says “Look, we’re all really stressed out right now, so if something looks weird please just ask me about it.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I feel like I should put a line at the top of my resume for every job that i apply for that says “Look, we’re all really stressed out right now, so if something looks weird please just ask me about it.”
the only thing worse than seeing a cybertruck is seeing a cybertruck with paper tags
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
the only thing worse than seeing a cybertruck is seeing a cybertruck with paper tags
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congrats to the grooms on their 125th anniversary. so glad they found each other
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
congrats to the grooms on their 125th anniversary. so glad they found each other
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Left a rather testy email on Schumer's DC voicemail.
His vm box is open. Go yell at him. 202-224-6542
His vm box is open. Go yell at him. 202-224-6542
You stupid fucking idiots.
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Left a rather testy email on Schumer's DC voicemail.
His vm box is open. Go yell at him. 202-224-6542
His vm box is open. Go yell at him. 202-224-6542
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[P] And they're listening to "Old Town Road" and doing the Macarena and the Frug and smoking jazz cigarettes and re-buckling their knickerbockers *below* the knee
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
[P] And they're listening to "Old Town Road" and doing the Macarena and the Frug and smoking jazz cigarettes and re-buckling their knickerbockers *below* the knee
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We have updated our call script so you can let your Senators know how you feel about this (TERRIBLE) deal they just advanced...
👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...
👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...
UPDATE: Senate votes to advance a tentative deal to end the government shutdown, clearing a key hurdle.
Senators reach tentative deal to end the government shutdown
The deal, negotiated by a group of Democrats and GOP leaders, funds the government through Jan. 30. If it passes, it will still need to clear the House, which will likely take days.
nbcnews.to
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We have updated our call script so you can let your Senators know how you feel about this (TERRIBLE) deal they just advanced...
👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...
👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...
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it's not 'performative' if you're taking pictures of random fucking strangers reading. they're just reading! you're the creepy one!
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
it's not 'performative' if you're taking pictures of random fucking strangers reading. they're just reading! you're the creepy one!
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If you thought Frankenstein's Tower in the Guillermo del Toro movie looked cool, check out the real-world inspiration behind it...
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you thought Frankenstein's Tower in the Guillermo del Toro movie looked cool, check out the real-world inspiration behind it...
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Hey, have some *good* political news this morning: SCOTUS has declined to hear a case that was viewed as a possible vehicle to overturn Obergefell and gay marriage:
apnews.com/article/supr...
apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hey, have some *good* political news this morning: SCOTUS has declined to hear a case that was viewed as a possible vehicle to overturn Obergefell and gay marriage:
apnews.com/article/supr...
apnews.com/article/supr...
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[Avengers reverse the Snap and have all their heroes and all of Wakanda's army arrayed against Thanos]
Cap: "Okay *now* we surrender"
Cap: "Okay *now* we surrender"
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
[Avengers reverse the Snap and have all their heroes and all of Wakanda's army arrayed against Thanos]
Cap: "Okay *now* we surrender"
Cap: "Okay *now* we surrender"
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That’s why I say keep calling.
I recognize this is, to some extent, cope/bargaining, but
this is the the first of several votes necessary to end the shutdown, right? so even the present unfathomable fecklessness doesn't mean it's over over, and there are multiple potential blockage points ahead to reject a no-concessions 'deal'?
this is the the first of several votes necessary to end the shutdown, right? so even the present unfathomable fecklessness doesn't mean it's over over, and there are multiple potential blockage points ahead to reject a no-concessions 'deal'?
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
That’s why I say keep calling.
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Warner is up for reelection. He was widely seen driving towards surrender behind the scenes, but he's voting no in public because it's unpopular. The real question is whether he supports a senate leadership change. If not, someone who supports senate leadership change should primary him.
But I cannot support a deal that still leaves millions of Americans wondering how they are going to pay for their health care or whether they will be able to afford to get sick.
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Warner is up for reelection. He was widely seen driving towards surrender behind the scenes, but he's voting no in public because it's unpopular. The real question is whether he supports a senate leadership change. If not, someone who supports senate leadership change should primary him.
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come for Coffee with Serge, stay for fan technology and The Street Fight That Graham Saw
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
come for Coffee with Serge, stay for fan technology and The Street Fight That Graham Saw
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Hey, what should we do with all this momentum? Kill it as fast as possible, apparently
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Hey, what should we do with all this momentum? Kill it as fast as possible, apparently
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.